It was a lazy day in Grand Teton National Park's Gros Ventre campground with nothing noteworthy to record, so it was a good time to include some more of the unique and "adorable" approaches to camping. Below, what's that? A boat in the park. These folks from Colorado camp in their trawler!
When near a big lake, they don't have to worry about finding a campsite - they have the whole lake. Our neighbors (last week), Bob and Sondra, would have liked this. They have a 42-foot trawler in Florida and were considering full-timing in a motorhome. I thought they would be ideally suited to the full-time lifestyle since they had spent 5 years sailing around the world in a 36-foot sailboat (with three kids). I think that takes a lot more courage, but Bob was not too sure about traveling the highways because of the crowds. I suppose the Interstates do look pretty busy compared to the ocean.
The tiny fold-out camper below can be towed by a motorcycle, but in this case, it was a small car. It just did not seem like it was even five feet in length and I seriously doubt it would support my weight. I would say it was just for the kids but, there was no other tent on the site.
Below was another case of attaching a tent to a tiny trailer to provide adequate room. The trailer was really just a mattress on wheels, according to the owner.
The Scamp is so cute, but like all small trailers, it needs more room at times. This one had an awning that would double its footprint on the ground when it was deployed. That means they would have room for two chairs outside.
The "tent" below is either for people who sleep standing up or it is an outdoor shower. I never saw anyone in it and I did not see any other tents around it, so it was a mystery.
The little teardrop trailers strike me as a great alternative to a tent, but in bad weather, they would be very cramped. These guys extended their space using a large screen house that seemed to be made just for them.
This had to be the shortest Airstream I had seen. It was shorter than the truck pulling it, but I suppose it must seem palatial to the owners of a teardrop camper.
This teardrop was made of polished aluminum and made me think it would like to grow up to be an Airstream someday.
On a slightly different note, but still, in the odds and ends category, we found out that Jackson, had a hill slide last year. This house, overlooking Broadway, was one of the casualties. The Walgreens just below it has also been closed, as the hill continues its slow descent towards the road below.
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